Artificial intelligence is frequently discussed yet it's too early to show real gains. AI's major headwind is the cost of the investment, which will skew returns in the short-term. When the turnaround occurs, however, companies who are making the investment can expect to be rewarded disproportionately with a wide performance gap. In a recent report, McKinsey predicts AI leaders will see up to double the cash flow. We can see some evidence of this in Alphabet's revenue segment, Other Bets, which includes many AI projects with a loss of $3.35 billion in 2018.

AI's major headwind is the cost of the investment, which will skew returns in the short-term. When the turnaround occurs, however, companies who are making the investment can expect to be rewarded disproportionately with a wide performance gap and up to double the cash flow. What Does It Sound Like When Artificial Intelligence Learns? Would you take a drug discovered by artificial intelligence?

AI's major headwind is the cost of the investment, which will skew returns in the short-term. When the turnaround occurs, however, companies who are making the investment can expect to be rewarded disproportionately with a wide performance gap and up to double the cash flow. What Does It Sound Like When Artificial Intelligence Learns? Would you take a drug discovered by artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is frequently discussed yet it's too early to show real gains. AI's major headwind is the cost of the investment, which will skew returns in the short-term. When the turnaround occurs, however, companies who are making the investment can expect to be rewarded disproportionately with a wide performance gap. In a recent report, McKinsey predicts AI leaders will see up to double the cash flow. We can see some evidence of this in Alphabet's revenue segment, Other Bets, which includes many AI projects with a loss of $3.35 billion in 2018.